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| How China Deals with the U.S. Strategy to Contain China |
| 2011-02-10 |
| Translation from a ChiCom journal. rtwt for a glimpse at how some perceive China's position in the world. IMHO China is far too eager to supplant the US as the hegemon and regain its position as the center of the world. The US was far more reticent to assume its position on the world stage until there was no rival left standing. China will stumble well before any of the author's ambitions for the middle kingdom can be realized. Throughout the history of the new China (since 1949), peace in China has never been gained by giving in, only through war. Safeguarding national interests is never achieved by mere negotiations, but by war. Therefore, China must adhere to a basic strategic principle: We will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly counterattack. We must send a clear signal to our neighboring countries that we don't fear war, and we are prepared at any time to go to war to safeguard our national interests. China's neighboring countries need China's international trade more than China needs them, with the vast majority of China's trade deficit caused by these countries. Therefore, they, but not China, will suffer greater damage by antagonizing China. China should make good use of these economic advantages and strategic power. This is also the most effective means to avoid a war. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #12 The problem isn't so much the horney teens as the aggressive generals. Do they send their teens to recapture Siberia or Kashmir? One leads to further decay in a decadent power, the other to world war. Which they choose is important. We can help them reach the right decision. Unless we repeat our mistakes of the thirties. And given today's performance... |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-02-10 20:21 |
| #11 The military moves in to fill the vacuum and then loses all sense of proportion. It's not going to get better any time soon. As a result of the one child policy plus selective gender-based abortion, they have a huge demographic bulge of young men who can't find wives. Historically, such societies get martial and aggressive and often trigger wars, with the result that their surplus testosterone either conquers territory and marries local women or gets killed off ... usually a combination of both. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-02-10 19:57 |
| #10 The Chinese flipped over from a Communist dictatorship to a National Socialist one about 11 years ago, and they have been heading down the same road that Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany trod before - pumping their military and talking openly about taking "living space" away from their neighbors all along their borders. The big question is whether the Chinese credit and real estate bubble will pop before or after they initiate a world war in Asia. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2011-02-10 19:55 |
| #9 "China's neighboring countries need China's international trade more than China needs them" "..with the vast majority of China's trade deficit caused by these countries" WHAT are these people smoking? |
| Posted by: Injun Angiling1894 2011-02-10 14:26 |
| #8 Exactly my impression, Darth. And the same lack of cohesion as old institutions are unable to cope with full exposure to modernity. The military moves in to fill the vacuum and then loses all sense of proportion. They're making a big mistake by believing what is written about them in the Make Believe Media. The good news is that the neighbors seem to see this also and are looking for help in containing it. The problem is it is not clear whose side Bambi is on. That problem should be solved in less than two years. China will be an adolescent for the next 20 years, but it can be kept from going out of control. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-02-10 09:18 |
| #7 They sure sound a lot like Japan did in 1936. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-02-10 08:34 |
| #6 Qiushi Journal, the official publication of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China So is the NY Slimes the "Official" publication of Zero's Central Committee? I found it fascinating they put the Slimes and the Washington Times in the same basket. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-02-10 06:26 |
| #5 Whatever happened to the Chinese habit of indirectness and flowery politeness? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-02-10 05:54 |
| #4 Interesting article. Especially the bit on anti-satellite space war. Lots of barely repressed grievances and seething. Love the part about the New York Times and CNN being pawns of the American government. Ya know, I'm getting the impression the ChiComs don't buy into the whole Tom Barnett Core/Gap thing. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-02-10 00:49 |
| #3 FREEREPUBLIC > CHINA'S ANTI-CARRIER BALLISTIC MISSLES ARE OPERATIONAL. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-10 00:43 |
| #2 D *** NG IT, CHINA WAS JUST INNOCENTLY MINDING ITS OWN BUSINESS SINKING US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN EAST ASIA WHEN DASTARDLY OSAMA = RADICAL ISLAM DECIDED TO NUKE WASHINGTON! 2012. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-10 00:29 |
| #1 To wit, * WORLD NEWS > IS SHARIA "CREEPING"?ISLAMIC LAW + THE US. and * FREEREPUBLIC/TOPIX/WORLDNEWS > NAPOLITANO: TERROR THREAT [to USA] MAY BE HIGHEST SINCE 9-11. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-10 00:24 |